Well, as a serious answer, yes it did click for me when I started doing my outlines, doing practice exams and reading model answers. All of a sudden, I started to see where it was all going. So.. mid November, I got the click.

I'll post a serious response in 2-3 weeks when grades come back... This (3rd) semester was the first time I went into exams feeling as though everything had clicked. Grades felt a little random for me as a 1L. I did very well the second semester, so maybe things clicked without me realizing it?

Without seeing my grades yet, it's hard to say. I feel like all semester in Contracts I was living unit to unit, finally understanding a unit when it was all over, just in time to start a new one. But when I began my outline (in a panic), I realized that it was all there, if a little bit dusty. So I guess it sort of clicked without me realizing it. (Or perhaps settled is a better word?)

I also have a voluminous list of things I will be doing differently next semester, so maybe my study skills clicked toward the end.

i would not worry if elements didn't "click" for you. you'll probably feel better about the two quarter classes once you review at the end of winter and spring. it's hard once you're in your 2L/3L year because classes are pretty divergent every quarter and i only ever get a sense of class structure at the very end when i'm outlining.

i did get to write a memo about fiduciary duties for corporation directors my 2L year and that made me remember corporations.

bottom line, i think law school "clicks" for some people and not for others. i wouldn't worry either way, especially just after your first quarter (and if your grades are good, you can assume something clicked even on an unconscious level).

actually you will be amazed at how much you know and how much you learned even when you dont think you did.....i mean, i find that i can dissect a claim almost without thinking about it, and sometimes i think "damn, i dont remember where i got that...."